POINTILLISMJaime Ferrer and Porong Chavez

WHAT IS POINTILLISM?● Pointillism is a painting technique where small differently colored dots are

arranged in a pattern to form an image.● Developed in 1886 by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac.● Branches from Impressionism.

OPTICAL MIXING● The illusion that pointillism uses.● When two colors next to each other are merged by our eyes● “The whole is greater than the sum of

its parts” ● Instead of blending the paint, the

artist utilizes separate dots or strokesof color.

Femmes au Puitsby Paul Signac, 1892

HISTORY OF POINTILLISM● Concept was created by Georges Seurat in the 1880s.● He painted “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” in 1884-1886.● Although not the first artwork

practicing Pointillism, it is the mostwell-known, exhibited at the eighthannual and final Impressionistexhibition in 1886.

● Revolutionized Impressionism, challenging well-known names backthen such as Renoir and Monet, paving a new way forNeoimpressionism.

FAMOUS POINTILLIST ARTISTS

Georges Seurat● Born on December 2, 1859.● Died March 29, 1891.● Was part of the Groupe des Artistes Independant,

whose focus was the advancement in theories in relation to modern art.

● Here he befriended Paul Signac, who also is a major proponent in pointillism.

FAMOUS ARTWORKS OF SEURATLa Parade de Cirque (1889) View of Fort Samson, Grandcamp

1885

PAUL SIGNAC● 11 November 1863 – 15 August 1935● Decided to pursue a career as a painter at the age of 18.● Supported Seurat’s pointillist technique● Most of his paintings are of the French Coast, for he liked to paint water.

Portrait of Paul Signac by Georges Seurat, 1890, conté crayon.

FAMOUS ARTWORKS OF PAUL SIGNACPortrait of Félix Fénéon, 1890

The Papal Palace, Avignon, oil on canvas, 1909

ARTWORKS BY OTHER NOTABLE PROPONENTSVincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique.

Touch the Sun by Hungarian Artist Sakura Chrno

Hero by Miguel Endara. made of a 0.2 mm nib, it is said to have 3.2 million dots.

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